{"55554":{"#nid":"55554","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Professor Receives Young Investigator Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Fumin Zhang, assistant electrical and computer engineering\nprofessor at the Georgia Institute of Technology Savannah campus, has\nbeen named a recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator Award. Presented\nby the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the award recognizes academic\nscientists\nand engineers who show exceptional promise for creative study. Zhang\nwas one of 17 selected nationwide from 211 proposal submissions. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThr highly competitive program provides a three-year research grant up to $510,000. Recipients were selected based on a comprehensive evaluation including the applicant\u0027s past performance, a creative research proposal and a long-term commitment from the recipient\u0027s university.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZhang\u2019s research proposal, \u201cGeneric Environmental Models for Agile Marine Autonomy,\u201d identifies the capabilities of unmanned robots and mobile sensor networks to meet the challenge of monitoring large areas in the ocean and atmosphere with limited sensing resources and limited power. Zhang has developed motion planning algorithms and motion control laws for underwater robots to explore and sample ocean fields. His current goal is to establish a lab and a research program for designing underwater robots and sensor networks at the Georgia Tech Savannah campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDr. Zhang is truly committed to advancing the science and engineering profession,\u201d said Georgia Tech Vice Provost and Director of Georgia Tech Savannah J. David Frost. \u201cHis research endeavors are pursuing creative approaches to developing scientific applications that can make a difference in society.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u201cI am honored to be recognized among other talented young investigators who received this prestigious award,\u201d said Zhang. \u201cThis award allows me to further my research and academic career in maritime robotics, ocean sensing and the science of autonomy. I look forward to pursuing influential intellectual contributions with my colleagues and students.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EZhang, who did post-doctoral studies at Princeton University, obtained his Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. His B.S. and M.S. degrees, both in electrical engineering, are from Tsinghua University in Beijing.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Office of Naval Research Honors Outstanding Researchers"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFumin Zhang, assistant electrical and computer engineering\nprofessor at the Georgia Institute of Technology Savannah campus, has\nbeen named a recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator Award. Presented by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the award recognizes academic scientists\nand engineers who show exceptional promise for creative study. Zhang\nwas one of 17 selected nationwide from 211 proposal submissions.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Fumin Zhang has been named a recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator Award given by the Office of Naval Research."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-05-04 17:18:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:53","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"55555":{"id":"55555","type":"image","title":"Fumin Zhang","body":null,"created":"1449175533","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:45:33","changed":"1475894491","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:31","alt":"Fumin Zhang","file":{"fid":"190313","name":"Fumin_Zhang.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Fumin_Zhang_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Fumin_Zhang_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2253403,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Fumin_Zhang_1.jpg?itok=yzgXcmMj"}}},"media_ids":["55555"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtsav.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Savannah"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.onr.navy.mil\/","title":"Office of Naval Research"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"7045","name":"Fumin Zhang"},{"id":"1317","name":"Georgia Tech Savannah"},{"id":"9242","name":"Office of Navel Research"},{"id":"1512","name":"Young Investigator Award"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENikki Troxclair, 912-966-7913\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ntroxclair@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}